SuitabookThe whisper
Aaron Starmer
- Reading
- Read alongside the child, pausing when the Whisper’s plans or Fiona’s involvement become important. Check how the mild violence and profanity feel to them, then revisit the choices characters make.
- Themes
- Friendship and loyalty: Alistair continues searching for Fiona in Aquavania, while the Whisper uses Fiona to try to reach him. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Imagination, wishes and power: Aquavania is a realm where children create worlds from imagination and where wishes can nearly come true. The premise establishes an imaginative system that may support reflection on how created worlds and wishes affect others; its moral treatment is unclear.
- Threat and manipulation: The Whisper, formerly Charlie from Alistair’s world, has plans for Alistair and has used Fiona to try to reach him. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Mild profanity and violence are explicitly present. The pursuit and manipulation surrounding Fiona may merit attention, although the level, frequency and emotional impact of these elements are unclear.